The Mad Ones

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Tom Folsom tells the complete story of the rise and fall of the Gallo brothers—Crazy Joe, Kid Blast, and Larry Gallo—three reckless young gangsters who revolted against New York City's Mafia. His book The Mad Ones: Crazy Joe Gallo and the Revolution at the Edge of the Underworld, chronicles a dramatic crime saga that ends with Crazy Joe's murder in Little Italy.

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